mahratta

3 definitions found

mahratta - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Mahratta \Mah*rat"ta\, n. [Hind. Marhat[=a], Marh[=a]tt[=a], the
     name of a famous Hindoo race, from the old Skr. name
     Mah[=a]-r[=a]shtra.]
     One of a numerous people inhabiting the southwestern part of
     India. Also, the language of the Mahrattas; Mahrati. It is
     closely allied to Sanskrit. -- a. Of or pertaining to the
     Mahrattas. [Written also Maratha.]
     [1913 Webster] Mahumetan

  Marathi \Ma*ra"thi\, Mahratta \Mah*rat"ta\, prop. n.
     A Sanskritic language of western India, prob. descended from
     the Maharastri Prakrit, spoken by the Marathas and
     neighboring peoples. It has an abundant literature dating
     from the 13th century. It has a book alphabet nearly the same
     as Devanagari and a cursive script translation between the
     Devanagari and the Gujarati.
     [Webster 1913 Suppl.]

mahratta - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  Mahratta
      n 1: a member of a people of India living in Maharashtra [syn:
           Maratha, Mahratta]